{"id":62008,"date":"2024-01-23T11:03:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T16:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=62008"},"modified":"2024-01-23T11:18:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T16:18:51","slug":"nba-trade-heat-acquire-hornets-terry-rozier-for-kyle-lowry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/01\/23\/nba-trade-heat-acquire-hornets-terry-rozier-for-kyle-lowry\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Trade: Heat Acquire Hornets&#8217; Terry Rozier for Kyle Lowry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Heat finally have their point guard. Just a few minutes ago, NBA insider <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/5221759\/2024\/01\/23\/terry-rozier-kyle-lowry-trade-heat-hornets-nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shams Charania<\/a> broke the news that the Charlotte Hornets will be sending <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/roziete01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terry Rozier III<\/a><\/strong> to the Heat in exchange for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lowryky01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Lowry<\/a><\/strong> and a 2027 1st round pick.<\/p>\n<h2>NBA Trade: Heat Acquire Hornets&#8217; Terry Rozier for Kyle Lowry, 2027 1st<\/h2>\n<h3>Terry Rozier Trade<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST JN: Miami is nearing a trade to acquire Charlotte&#8217;s Terry Rozier for a package sending Kyle Lowry and draft compensation that includes a first-round pick, league sources tell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthletic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Stadium<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FGFkpDifYe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/FGFkpDifYe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1749811640558854363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Miami had been <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/01\/22\/heat-trade-rumors-hornets-guard-terry-rozier-to-miami\/\" target=\"_self\">actively searching for a point guard<\/a> to pair with the dynamic trio of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/butleji01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Butler<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/herroty01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tyler Herro<\/strong><\/a>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/adebaba01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bam Adebayo<\/a><\/strong>, and they may have found their man in Rozier.<\/p>\n<p>Rozier signed a four-year, $96.26 million contract extension with the Hornets in 2021, and will not be a free agent until 2026. He will be 32 years old at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Lowry is not expected to be waived by the Hornets, as they seek a trade partner willing to take on the six-time All-Star and 2019 NBA champion. His contract is set to expire at the end of this season.<\/p>\n<p>The 2027 1st round pick that Charlotte will be receiving is lottery-protected and will flip to an unprotected 2028 first round pick should the protections occur, as reported by NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ESPN Sources: In the Rozier deal, Miami&#8217;s first-round pick is lottery-protected in 2027 and unprotected should it convey to 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1749817847981973821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Terry Rozier<\/h3>\n<p>A dynamic scorer, Rozier has enjoyed the highest scoring season of his NBA career so far. The University of Louisville product is averaging 23.2 points per game. His 45.9% field goal conversion rate is also the highest of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 16th pick in 2015, &#8220;Scary Terry&#8221; began to make a name for himself in the 2017-18 season, taking over the point guard duties for the injured<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/i\/irvinky01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Kyrie Irving<\/a><\/strong>. In the 2018 playoffs, he averaged 16.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game, helping the short-handed Celtics reach the Eastern Conference Finals. They eventually lost to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a><\/strong>&#8216; Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games. In 2019, Rozier was traded to the Hornets as part of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/walkeke02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kemba Walker<\/a> <\/strong>trade.<\/p>\n<p>Since arriving in Charlotte, Rozier has continued to display his scoring ability. That hasn&#8217;t translated into team success, however. During Rozier&#8217;s tenure, the Hornets only managed to reach the play-in spots as the 10th seed in 2021 and 2022. They failed to reach the playoffs on both occasions, losing in the first game.<\/p>\n<h3>Kyle Lowry<\/h3>\n<p>The Heat reached the Eastern Conference Finals in both of Kyle Lowry&#8217;s first two seasons with the team. In 2022, they lost to the Celtics in seven games. However, they exacted revenge on Boston in 2023 by winning Game 7 in Boston to reach the NBA Finals. They would proceed to lose out to to the eventual champion Denver Nuggets in five games.<\/p>\n<p>Lowry&#8217;s offensive role has diminished this year, averaging only 8.2 points per game. Now 37 years old, Lowry&#8217;s 28.2 minutes per game are his lowest since the 2008-09 season, when he was still with the Houston Rockets.<\/p>\n<h3>Season Outlook<\/h3>\n<p>The Hornets are currently 10-31, sitting 13th in the Eastern Conference. Miami is the sixth seed at the moment, with a record of 24-19, and will be looking to make a push for home court advantage in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Heat finally have their point guard. Just a few minutes ago, NBA insider Shams Charania broke the news that the Charlotte Hornets will be sending Terry Rozier III to the Heat in exchange for Kyle Lowry and a 2027 1st round pick. 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